“Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples—when they see the love you have for each other.” John 13:34-35

“Love’s in need of love today” are powerful lyrics by Stevie Wonder. They reflect the sentiments of my heart during this season. Love needs to be nurtured in the hearts of people everywhere to love and respect one another. Jesus said that the world would know us by our love for one another. What a powerful witness we could have if we chose love every single day for every single person.

“Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples—when they see the love you have for each other.” John 13:34-35 MSG

This year is quickly coming to an end. It’s a good time to take a quick inventory of things that were on our “to do list” for this year. If you are like me some things will be transferred to my 2015 list in hopes that the coming year will be the right time and place to accomplish those goals. Other items we can proudly say were achievements for the year. But even with 60 hours left, you may have time to consider your relationship “to do” list. What are the things that need to get done in our hearts and minds regarding the people in our lives? Did we intend to reach out to a loved one that we have not connected with in a while? Did we forget to call and encourage someone who is going through a difficult time? Did we seek to repair a relationship that was severed or damaged in the past year? The people in our lives are so important in our walk with the Lord. It is important to make every effort to remove unforgiveness, malice and bitterness from our hearts and our thinking. We can use the hours that remain to reach out to those people in our lives and take those steps that will help us to have a clean heart and mind as we approach the New Year.